| City of license | Truro |
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| Broadcast area | Cornwall |
| Frequency | 95.2 FM, 96.0 FM, 103.9 FM, DAB |
| First air date | January 17, 1983 |
| Format | Local news, talk and music |
| Language | English Cornish |
| Audience share | 18.7% (March 2011, [1]) |
| Owner | BBC Local Radio, BBC South West |
| Website | BBC Radio Cornwall |
BBC Radio Cornwall is the BBC Local Radio service for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in the United Kingdom. It broadcasts from its studios on Phoenix Wharf in Truro on 95.2 in the east, 96.0 on the Isles of Scilly and 103.9 in the west MHz FM, as well as on DAB.
Andrew George, MP for St Ives, has stated in response to proposed cuts to BBC local radio budgets that "Radio reflects the distinctiveness of a local area," and that, "In Cornwall, Radio Cornwall is seen as Cornwall's national radio station."[1][2]
Prior to its launch on 17 January 1983, BBC regional radio broadcasting for Cornwall amounted to the breakfast show 'Morning Sou'West' on the AM frequencies of Radio 4 in Devon and Cornwall. Initially, Radio Cornwall shared an afternoon programme with BBC Radio Devon, but now sustains a full daytime service. The station also broadcasts a short weekly news bulletin in the Cornish language.
Radio Cornwall links up with other BBC local stations in the South West and West regions for a networked evening service, broadcast from Truro between 7pm and 10pm, and from Plymouth between 10pm and 1am.
Radio Cornwall is one of two radio stations to have broadcast programmes in the Cornish language. Currently a five minute news show, An Nowodhow, is broadcast every Sunday.[3][4] When Radio Cornwall was first set up Cornish language content was limited to around 2 minutes per week. In 1987 a new weekly 15 minute long bilingual show, Kroeder Kroghan, detailing Celtic cultural events taking place in Cornwall, was introduced.[5]
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Friday variations
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Managing Editor |
Assistant Editor |
Executive Producers |
Production Team
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Saul Cambridge |
Hannah Stacey |
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